In , on 05/20/06
at 05:58 PM, Dirk Bruere said:



For DVD/CD players is there any technical advantage offered by the
loading method ie trays versus slot loading? reliability issues?
reading issues?

It's only the aesthetic value. The disc eventually ends up on the
player's spindle and is clamped in place.

Unless they are subjected to a physical accident, I don't have any
trouble with trays. A common failure is the rubber drive belt, but this
age related and can happen to trays or slots.

Simple slots don't seal against dust as well as trays can. Either could
be designed to exclude dust.

In my opinion trays encourage better disc care because one is more
likely to grab the disc by the center and edges, while the slot
encourages touching the active surface.

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